The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.